Kenda Hmeidan

Kenda Hmeidan (born September 13, 1992) is a Syrian actress who lives and works in Germany.

Life and career Kenda Hmeidan was born on September 13, 1992, in Damascus, Syria, and completed her acting studies in 2015 at the renowned Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (HIDA) in Damascus. She appeared in numerous plays both in Syria and Beirut, Lebanon. Soon after completing her degree during the Syrian civil war she left Syria and emigrated to Germany.

In 2025 she played the leading role of Rashida York in Burhan Qurbani's feature film No Beast. So Fierce. in a cast that included Verena Altenberger and Hiam Abbass. In a drama set in modern-day Neukölln, the plot revolves around a family feud and power struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters, as two Arab clans. The film takes inspiration from William Shakespeare's play Richard III. The film had its world premiere on February 14, 2025, at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.

Since 2016 Kenda Hmeidan has lived in Neukölln, Berlin, a city which she values for its large expatriate community of Syrians. Besides her mother tongue of Arabic, she is fluent in German and English.

Selected filmography 2022: Liberame – Nach dem Sturm (Miniserie) 2024: Tage mit Naadirah 2025: No Beast. So Fierce.

Selected radio plays Source: 2018: Leyla Rabih, Mohammed al Attar: Mein fremdes Land – Director: Anouschka Trocker – Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg) 2018: Daniela Herzberg: Home Care (Souad) – Director: Daniela Herzberg (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg) 2019: Swoosh Lieu: Who moves?! Director: Katharina Pelosi, Rosa Wernecke Norddeutscher Rundfunk/Deutschlandradio) 2022: Serotonin: Sauerei (Aktivist) – Director: Serotonin (Deutschlandradio)

Selected plays At Maxim Gorki Theater: 2018: Elizaveta Bam – Director: Christian Weise 2019: Die Hamletmaschine – Director: Sebastian Nübling 2020: Hamlet – Director: Christian Weise 2022: Dantons Tod / Iphigenie – Director: Oliver Frljić 2022: Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder – Director: Oliver Frljić 2022: Eine Zusammenfassung von allem, was war – Director: Sebastian Nübling 2023: Amerika – Director: Sebastian Baumgarten